The Japanese tea ceremony is deeply rooted in the ideals of Zen Buddhism, but the current matcha hype has little to do with ...

Did you know, drinking tea is a tradition that goes back almost 5,000 years, starting in ancient China? Since then, tea has spread across the world, with each culture adapting the way they drink it.

One of the memorable experiences you can have while traveling through Japan is discovering the tea culture. There are centuries of cultural tradition and precision in its craftsmanship, from its ...

(THE CONVERSATION) One of Japan’s most recognizable cultural practices – the Japanese tea ceremony, known as chanoyu, or chadō – is being reshaped by tourism, wellness culture and social media. Matcha ...

BEIJING, Oct. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Birol, a local Chinese-language tour guide in Istanbul, Türkiye, considers black tea an indispensable part of his daily routine. Actually, it's not just Birol.

One of the first things I noticed when I tasted Turkish tea for the very first time ages ago was how bitter it was. Now, having spent some 20 years living in this country, I always ask two things when ...

MINSK, 1 June (BelTA) - China is prepared to work together with Belarus to preserve and promote tea culture, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan said at the ...

(The Conversation) — Social media has turned traditional Japanese matcha into a commercial trend, though its roots lie in Zen Buddhism. A scholar of premodern Japanese literature unpacks that history.